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“We are impressive. So are untrained horses. Our thinking is similarly flighty, fast and shallow.”
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“True wisdom is built on knowledge and technique.”
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“We are like whirlwinds, eddies that come out of the ground of being, form for a while, and then dissolve back into the environment.”
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“Nothing focuses the mind of a young man like the prospect of violent death and a legally enforced duty to kill other people.”
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“Burning out is an inelegant solution to the problem of caring.”
― Shallow Thought, Deep Mind: What you need to succeed, thrive and make the world better
― Shallow Thought, Deep Mind: What you need to succeed, thrive and make the world better
“Much that defines us and our civilisations - our pro-social traits of cooperation, empathy and love, as well as anti-social stereotyping, prejudice and inter-group aggression - make sense as evolved responses to the challenges of life and ever-present danger.”
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“The way we use our minds is both the problem and the promise.”
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